Understanding the economic role of Shire of Augusta-Margaret River provides a framework for understanding what policy responses and investment may be appropriate to support the growth of businesses and maintenance of a vibrant economy in the future.
The charts and table below give a broad overview of the role and function of your economy. It helps answer questions such as:
- How much of the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River's economy is driven by meeting the local population needs?
- What proportion of jobs in the area are in goods production or selling of products?
- In which broad sectors are the key strengths of the local economy?
- What contribution do business services make in your area and is it growing?
- Is there a presence of local, state and federal government workers in in the area?
Once you have developed a broad picture of your economy, you can then drill down further with all the detail here.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of Augusta-Margaret River | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 850 | 10.2 | 869 | 11.8 | 706 | 12.3 |
| Mining | 82 | 1.0 | 34 | 0.5 | 33 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 2,925 | 35.1 | 2,680 | 36.5 | 2,251 | 39.4 |
| Household services | 3,190 | 38.3 | 2,626 | 35.8 | 1,841 | 32.2 |
| Business services | 1,012 | 12.2 | 912 | 12.4 | 714 | 12.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 267 | 3.2 | 219 | 3.0 | 174 | 3.0 |
| Total Industries | 8,326 | 100.0 | 7,339 | 100.0 | 5,719 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||